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October 1, 2013, 2:38 PM

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$2 billion The 1996 shutdown cost taxpayers about $2 billion, Christian Science Monitor reports. Some Smithsonian museums like the National Gallery of Art, seen here, were spared thanks to private funding.

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$300 million The U.S. economy will lose an estimated $300 million a day, Bloomberg reports.

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800,000 The number of furloughed federal workers impacted by the current shutdown.

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200,000 More than 200,000 veterans are being impacted by the shutdown, the Center for Effective Government reports.

Pictured: World War II veteran Russell Tucker of Meridian, Miss., stands outside the barricade as he visits the World War II Memorial.

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31,295 Homeland Security is one of the least affected agencies impacted by the shutdown - just 14 percent of workers, or 31,295 people, are furloughed.

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17,701 About 97 percent, or 17,701 people, of NASA has been furloughed on the same day the agency is celebrating its 55th anniversary. International Space Station scientists have been spared.

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15,181 Let's hope an oil spill doesn't threaten the lives of animals like the pelican pictured to the left. This fortunate creature is being cleaned off by members of the Environmental Protection Agency, which is now furloughing 15,181 employees.

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6,620 The FDA is losing 45 percent of its employees, or 6,620 people, which means ceasing many inspections, enforcement actions, monitoring operations and suspending some lab research.

"Select vital activities, including maintaining critical consumer protection to handle emergencies, high-risk recalls, civil and criminal investigations, import entry review, and other critical public health issues" will continue, according to a memo circulated the Department of Health and Human Services.

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401 That's how many national parks across the U.S. are closed thanks to the shutdown.

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1 Approximately one dinosaur could be affected by the shutdown. The prehistoric creature is supposed to be making its way to the Natural History Museum from Montana, but might not make it thanks to the shutdown.

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